2019 Recommendations for reducing tobacco consumption in the Portuguese-speaking countries.

After several decades of initiatives at international and national level inspired by the World Health Organization, tobacco consumption is still the second leading cause of death in the world and the leading cause of premature death and disability, as a result of various types of cancer and pulmonary, cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease. Tobacco consumption is also an important public health issue in Portuguese-speaking countries, which fully justifies the launch and implementation of these 2019 recommendations for reducing tobacco consumption in Portuguese-speaking countries by the Federation of Portuguese Language Cardiology Societies. This position statement reviews recent changes in and the present epidemiology of tobacco consumption in the Portuguese-speaking countries, discusses the negative health impact of new forms of tobacco consumption, and addresses available prevention and drug treatment strategies.

Gordon L. Paul (1935-2014).

Gordon L. Paul was a foundational scholar in the transformation of clinical psychology from its beginnings in anecdotal, largely untestable explanation and practice to the evidence-based assessment and intervention that currently characterize the field. Gordon was one of the most highly cited researchers of his time and had a profound influence on the development of modern-day clinical research.

Management of oral anticancer drugs: feasibility and patient approval of a specific monitoring program.

Background: Oral anticancer drugs are an attractive treatment option, even if patient-focused education and specific nursing staff are needed to support home care intervention. Our aim was to assess the feasibility of a nurse monitoring program for patients taking oral chemotherapy, and to evaluate the patients' approval of the program.

Methods: At the beginning of oral chemotherapy treatment, outpatients completed a specific form so that we could assess their comprehension of the information related to therapy.

Outcomes for psychiatric patients following first admission: relationships with voluntary and involuntary treatment and ethnicity.

Research suggests that there are ethnic differences in hospitalization outcomes for severely mentally ill patients. This study examined ethnic and sex differences in admission status, rapid readmission, and discharge placement of 487 patients on their first psychiatric admission. There were sex differences in admission status with significantly more male patients being involuntarily admitted than female patients.